James Phillips (born 29 April 1977) is a British playwright, director and photographer. Educated at

St Catherine's College, Oxford St Catherine's College (colloquially called St Catz or Catz) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford and is the newest college admitting both undergraduate and graduate students. Tracing its roots back to 1868 (although t ...

, Phillips' first play, ''

The Rubenstein Kiss ''The Rubenstein Kiss'' is the debut play by British playwright James Phillips, and the winner of the John Whiting Award and the TMA Award for Best New Play. The play, set in the 1950s and the 1970s, was inspired by an iconic photograph of the nu ...

'', won both the

John Whiting Award Between 1965 and 2010, the John Whiting Award (from 2007 renamed the Peter Wolff Trust Supports the John Whiting Award) was awarded annually to a British or Commonwealth playwright who, in the opinion of a consortium of UK theatres, showed a new ...

(2006) and the

TMA Award The UK Theatre Awards, established in 1991 and known before 2011 as the TMA Awards, are presented annually by UK Theatre (formerly the Theatrical Management Association) in recognition of creative excellence and outstanding work in regional thea ...

for Best Play. As a director he has worked extensively and was a recipient of the National Arts Endowment Award for his first professional production,

Frank McGuinness Professor Frank McGuinness (born 1953) is an Irish writer. As well as his own plays, which include '' The Factory Girls'', ''Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme'', '' Someone Who'll Watch Over Me'' and ''Dolly West's Kitchen'' ...

's ''

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme ''Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme'' is a 1985 play by Frank McGuinness. Plot synopsis The play centres on the experiences of eight unionist Ulstermen who volunteer to serve in the 36th (Ulster) Division at the beginning of ...

'' at the Pleasance, London.

Plays

*''The Little Fir Tree'' (2004) premiered at

Sheffield Theatres Sheffield Theatres is a theatre complex in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It comprises three theatres: the Crucible, the Lyceum and the Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse. These theatres make up the largest regional theatre complex outside the ...

, directed by James Phillips *''The Rubenstein Kiss'' (2005) premiered at the

Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director since ...

, directed by James Phillips *''Wind in the Willows'' (2010) adapted for Latitude Festival, directed by Alan Lane *''Time and the City'' (2011) premiered in Hull for Slung Low Theatre Company, directed by Alan Lane *''Hidden in the Sand'' (2013) premiered at

Trafalgar Studios Trafalgar Theatre is a new West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London. It is set to open in spring 2021 following a major multi-million pound restoration project aiming to reinstate it back to its ...

, directed by James Phillips *''City Stories'' (2013-ongoing) resident at St James Theatre, London, transferred to 59E59 Theaters, New York in May 2016, directed by James Phillips *''The White Whale'' (2014) premiered in Leeds for Slung Low Theatre Company, directed by Alan Lane *''Camelot: The Shining City'' (2015) premiering at

, directed by Alan Lane *'' McQueen'' (2015) premiering at St James Theatre, London, transferred to

Theatre Royal, Haymarket The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foot ...

, London in August 2015, directed by John Caird *''Flood'' (2017) premiering as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017, directed by Alan Lane

Other work

*''If We Dead Awaken'' (2012), TV drama for '' Coming Up'',

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...

, directed by Luke McManus *''Nicosia: The Last Dividing Line'' (2013), book of documentary photography, published by En Tipis (Nicosia, Cyprus)

References

External links

The Stage article about James Phillips winning John Whiting AwardCity Stories websitePhotographyBloomsbury Publishing author page
21st-century British dramatists and playwrights 1977 births Living people British male dramatists and playwrights Alumni of St Catherine's College, Oxford 21st-century British male writers {{UK-playwright-stub